Revolutionary War Final Research Project Rubric

Category

Excellent (4 pts.)

Very Good (3 pts.)

Unsatisfactory
(2 pts.)

Must Be ReSubmitted
(1 pt.)
Content
Covers topic in-depth with several supporting details and/or examples. Subject knowledge is excellent.
Includes essential knowledge about the topic, providing 1-2 supporting details and/or examples.
Includes essential information about the topic, but includes no details/examples and/or there are 1-2 factual errors.
Information has little or nothing to do with the main topic.
Organization
Content is well organized using headings or bulleted lists to group related material.
Uses headings or bulleted lists to organize, but the overall organization of topics appears flawed.
Content is logically organized for the most part.
There was no clear or logical organizational structure, just lots of facts.

Attractiveness

Makes excellent use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. to enhance the presentation.

Makes good use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. to enhance to presentation.

Makes use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. but occasionally these detract from the presentation content

Use of font, color, graphics, effects etc. but these often distract from the presentation content.
Originality/ Creativity
Product shows a large amount of original thought. Ideas are creative and inventive.
Product shows some original thought. Work shows new ideas and insights.
Uses other people's ideas (giving them credit), but there is little evidence of original thinking.
Uses other people's ideas, but does not give them credit.
Technology Skills
Successfully uses suggested internet links to find information and navigates within these sites easily without assistance.
Usually able to use suggested internet links to find information and navigates within these sites easily without assistance.
Occasionally able to use suggested internet links to find information and navigates within these sites easily without assistance.
Needs assistance or supervision to use suggested internet links and/or to navigate within these sites.
Collaboration
Almost always listens to, shares with, and supports the efforts of others. Tries to keep people working well together.
Usually listens to, shares, with, and supports the efforts of others. Does not cause "waves" in the group.
Often listens to, shares with, and supports the efforts of others, but sometimes is not a good team member
Rarely listens to, shares with, and supports the efforts of others. Often is not a good team player
Self-Direction
Worked cooperatively with no need for adult intervention.
Worked cooperatively most of time but had a few problems that the team resolved themselves.
Worked cooperatively with partner most of the time, but had one problem that required adult intervention.
Worked cooperatively some of the time, but had several problems that required adult intervention.